Sebastopol egg hatching questions

I haven't incubated goose eggs yet but I did notice this guide recently. Here's the link to the thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=491013

 

You should see veining and movement after the first 6 days. After that, if you aren't seeing any veining or movement then it is very likely that you have a quitter. When they embryo dies, all the veining disappears and you will have a cloudy looking dark spot. The veining is the key giveaway though.

 

I think you need to read the link scratchnpeck posted for you. You need to get the temperature stable at 37.2 and keep your humidity down.

Dont worry too much about moving but as Gracie said if you cant see any veins then its not looking too good

Pete

 

Quote:What are you candling with?

Depending on how strong your candler is, you probably won't see a whole lot of movement or veining! I just used a flashlight for mine, and I didn't see a whole lot until Day 12- and every day after that I didn't see much! The sniff test will tell you a lot.

Goose egg shells are extremely thick, and my Sebastopol embryos really liked hiding from me

 

My Maglite was awful at candling eggs too. It seemed quite bright outside but just didn't do the job as a candler. I and purchased the brightest light I could find- a Coleman 75 lumen model. It cost me more than I would have liked to have spent but I wouldn't be without it now, it's great! The shadowing in your eggs sound about right, but you be able to see inside them.